Empire Justice Memo of Support - remove barrriers to child care
June 15, 2009
Empire Justice urges Assembly to pass bill A.3657/S.2091 removing huge barrier to child care assistance. Read More

Empire Justice Memo of Support - encourage applicants for child care subsidies to obtain orders of support
February 25, 2009
The Empire Justice Center strongly supports this bill ((S.2091(Montgomery)/A.3657 (Scarborough)) which encourages applicants for child care subsidies to obtain orders of support, but does not require such child support orders as a condition of receiving a subsidy. The current child support eligibility requirement, which has no basis in statute, has a detrimental effect on the most vulnerable children in New York State. Read More

Empire Justice Urges Governor to Sign Bill to Improve Access to Child Care Assistance
July 20, 2009
This bill encourages applicants for and recipients of child care subsidies to obtain orders of child support, but makes clear that such applicants and recipients may not be required to obtain such orders as a condition of receiving a subsidy. Read More

Empire Justice Center Testimony on the Governor's Proposed Deficit Reduction Plan
November 5, 2009
In the Governor’s proposed Deficit Reduction Plan, several funding streams, are slated for substantial cuts that will not only undermine your commitment and the Assembly’s commitment to legal assistance, but will also result in INCREASED costs to the state. Read More

Empire Justice Center Testimony at the Public Protection Hearing for 2009-2010
January 27, 2009
For the Empire Justice Center, state funding is a critical part of our annual budget – with it we are able to provide training, support and technical assistance in a broad array of substantive law areas to legal services staff throughout the state. Read More

Empire Justice Center Testimony on the 2009-2010 Human Services Executive Budget Proposal
January 14, 2009
Our testimony today will focus on a series of recommendations for the human services budget and will touch on the need to restore the elimination of civil legal services funding. Read More